Presents a new research program that is transforming the study of international trade. Until a few years ago, models of international trade did not recognize the heterogeneity of firms and exporters, and could not provide good explanations of international production networks. Now such models...

1. China and the World Trade Organization : the challenge for China's large-scale industry / Peter Nolan -- 2. Technical change and firm-level catch-up in developing countries : the case of telecommunications / Peter Nolan And Jin Zhang -- 3. Globalization and industrial concentration : the...

1. Introduction -- 2. The multinational corporation and third world development -- 3. Introducing the context : recent changes in global business structure -- 4. Aerospace -- 5. Retail -- 6. Soft drinks -- 7. Summary research findings.